2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC engine

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Active Brake Assist
Functions Limite d
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual Active Brake Assis t is unavailable due to a malfunction . Adaptive
Brake Assis t may also hav e failed.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
PRE-SAFE Inopera‐
tiv e See Operator' s
Manual Importan t function s of PRE-SAF E ®
hav e failed. Al l other occupant
safet y systems , e.g. air bags , remain available.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Active Brake Assist
Functions Currently
Limite d See Opera‐
tor's Manual Active Brake Assis t wit h cross-traffic function is temporarily inopera-
tive.
Possibl e causes are: R
function is impaire d due to heav y rain or snowR
th e radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiationR
th e system is outside th e operating temperature rangeR
th e on-boar d voltag e is to o lowR
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: ES P ®
is deactivated.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Active Brake Assis t wit h cross-traffic function is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 158).X
Restart th e engine.X
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: switch ES P ®
on again ( Y
page 71) .
Active Brake Assist
Functions Limite d
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual Active Brake Assis t wit h cross-traffic function is unavailable due to a
malfunction . X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.246
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On-board computer and displays

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Radar Sensor s Dirty
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual The radar sensor system is malfunctioning .
Possibl e causes are: R
dir t on sensor sR
heav y rain or snow R
when drivin g on inter-urban roads without traffic or infrastructure,
e.g. in desert-like area s
At least on e drivin g system or drivin g safet y system is malfunctioning
or is temporarily unavailable :R
Active Brake Assis t wit h cross-traffic functionR
Active Brake Assis tR
Active Lan e Keepin g Assis tR
Active Blind Spot Assis tR
Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C wit h Steering Pilo t
If th e radar sensor system in fron t is dirty, Active Blind Spot Assis t will
no t perfor m a course-correcting brak e application .
Once th e caus e of th e problem is no longer present, th e drivin g and
drive safet y systems will be available again . The display message dis-
appears.
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 158).X
Switc h off th e engine.X
Clean all sensor s ( Y
page 328).X
Restart th e engine.
The display message disappears.
u SRS Malfunction Ser ‐
vic e Required The restrain t system is malfunctioning . The u warning lamp also
lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Fo r further information about th e restrain t system, see ( Y
page 44) .
u Front Lef t Malfunc‐
tio n Servic e
Required or Front
Right Malfunction
Servic e Required The restrain t system is malfunctioning at th e fron t on th e lef t or right .
The u warning lamp also lights up in th e instrumen t cluster.
G WARNIN G
The air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th e event of an accident, may no t be triggered .
There is an increased ris k of injury.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately. Display messages 24 7
On-board computer and displays Z

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently
Unavailable See
Operator' s Manual Adaptive Highbea m Assis t is deactivated and temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
The windshield in th e camera' s field of vision is dirty.R
Visibilit y is impaire d due to heav y rain , snow or fog .X
Clean th e windshield.
If th e system detects that th e camera is full y operational again , th e
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Now Available message is displayed.
Adaptive Highbea m Assis t is operational again .
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative Adaptive Highbea m Assis t is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Engine Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
= Sto p Vehicl e See
Operator' s Manual The battery is no longer bein g charged and th e condition of charg e is
to o low.
A warning tone also sounds. X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely and switch off th e engine, pay-
ing attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 158).X
Observ e th e instruction s in th e = See Operator' s Manual
display message .X
Consult a qualified specialist workshop .
= Sto p Vehicl e Leave
Engine Runnin g The battery condition of charg e is to o low.X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions. Do no t continu e drivin g
under any circumstances. X
Leav e th e engin e running.X
Wait until th e display message disappear s before pullin g away.
= Start Engine See
Operator' s Manual The engin e is switched off and th e condition of charg e is to o low.X
Switc h off electrical consumer s that you do no t need, suc h as th e
rear window defroste r and interior lighting .X
Leav e th e engin e runnin g for a few minute s or drive a lon g distance.
The battery is bein g charged.

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Lan e Keepin g Assist
Inoperative or
Active Lan e Keepin g
Assist Inoperative Lan e Keepin g Assis t or Active Lan e Keepin g Assis t is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Blind Spo t Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual or Active
Blind Spo t Assist
Currently Unavaila‐
ble See Operator' s
Manual Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
th e radar sensor system is outside th e operating temperature rangeR
th e radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiation
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 158).X
Restart th e engine.
Blind Spo t Assist
Inoperative or
Active Blind Spo t
Assist Inoperative Blind Spot Assis t or Active Blind Spot Assis t is malfunctioning .X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Parkin g Pilot Can ‐
celed The driver's door is open .X
Repeat th e parking gap measuremen t and parking process wit h th e
driver's door closed .
You touched th e multifunction steering whee l while steering inter-
vention was active .X
Whil e steering intervention is active , mak e sur e that th e multifunc-
tion steering whee l is no t touched unintentionally.
The vehicl e has started to skid and ES P ®
has intervened.X
Use Parking Pilo t again later ( Y
page 188).
Parkin g Pilot Inop‐
erativ e Parking Pilo t is malfunctioning or defective.X
Follow th e instruction s and helpful hints in th e "Problem s wit h
Parking Assis t PARKTRONIC" section ( Y
page 194).
If th e multifunction display still shows th e display message :X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .258
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On-board computer and displays

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Parking Pilo t is unavailable or malfunctioning .X
Switc h off th e ignition and restar t th e engine.
If Parking Pilo t continues to be unavailable (the ] symbol does no t
appear in th e multifunction display): X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Parkin g Pilot Fin ‐
ished The vehicl e is parked. A warning tone also sounds.
The display message disappear s automatically.

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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Distance Pilot Cur ‐
rently Unavailable
See Operator' s Man ‐
ual Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C is temporarily inoperative.
Steering Pilo t is also temporarily inoperative.
Possibl e causes are: R
th e radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to elec -
tromagneti c radiation emitted by nearby TV or radi o station s or
other source s of electromagneti c radiationR
th e system is outside th e operating temperature rangeR
th e on-boar d voltag e is to o low
A warning tone also sounds.
Whe n th e causes state d abov e no longer apply, th e display message
disappears.
Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C is operational again .
If th e display message does no t disappear :X
Pull ove r and stop th e vehicl e safely as soo n as possible, payin g
attention to roa d and traffic conditions.X
Secur e th e vehicl e against rollin g away ( Y
page 158).X
Restart th e engine.
Distance Pilot Inop‐
erativ e Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C is malfunctioning .
The followin g may hav e also failed:R
Active Brake Assis t wit h cross-traffic functionR
Steering Pilo t
A warning tone also sounds. X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Distance Pilot Sus ‐
pended You hav e depressed th e accelerato r pedal . Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C
is no longer controllin g th e speed of th e vehicle.X
Remove your foo t from th e accelerato r pedal .
Distance Pilot
- - - mph A condition for activating Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C has no t been met .X
Chec k th e activation condition s for Distanc e Pilo t DISTRONI C
( Y
page 172).260
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Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Tir e Pressure Moni‐
tor Inoperative No
Wheel Sensor s The wheels mounte d do no t hav e a suitable tire pressur e sensor . The
tire pressur e monitor is deactivated.X
Moun t wheels wit h suitable tire pressur e sensors.
The tire pressur e monitor is activated automatically after drivin g for
a few minutes.
Tir e Press. Monito r
Inoperative The tire pressur e monitor is faulty.X
Visit a qualified specialist workshop .
Tires Overheate d The tire temperature monitoring function is no t available in all vehi-
cles.
At least on e tire has overheated. Affecte d tires are shown in red . At
temperatures close to th e limi t value , th e tires are shown in yellow .X
Drive mor e slowly.
Tires Overheate d
Decrease Speed The tire temperature monitoring function is no t available in all vehi-
cles.
At least on e tire has overheated.
G WARNIN G
Overheated tires can burst, particularly at high speeds .X
Drive mor e slowly so that th e tires cool down .
Vehicle Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and P Solutions
Shift to 'P' or 'N'
to Start Engine You hav e attempte d to start th e engin e wit h th e transmission in posi-
tion ^ or [ .X
Shift th e transmission to position ] or \\ .
Apply Brake to
Shift fro m 'P' You hav e attempte d to shift th e transmission to position [ , ^ or \\
without depressing th e brak e pedal .X
Depress th e brak e pedal .
To Deselect P or N,
Depres s Brake and
Start Engine Wit h th e engin e switched off , you hav e attempte d to shift th e trans -
mission out of position ] or \\ int o another transmission position .X
Depress th e brak e pedal .X
Start th e engine.
To Engage Trans‐
miss. Position R
First Depres s the
Brake You hav e attempte d to shift from position [ to position ^ .X
Depress th e brak e pedal .X
Shift th e transmission to position ^ .264
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